BRITONS are being warned of a dangerous new crime trend where powdered drugs are blown into the face of targets turning them unresponsive ZOMBIES.

The powder, called Devil's Breath, is so potent it enables criminal masterminds to take advantage of their victims, who become devoid of function.

The harmful powder is made from ground seeds of a South American plant which is related to the deadly nightshade.

South American tribes have been known to use it to drug the wives of dead chiefs so they can be buried ALIVE.

The plant has been used in a number of crimes across South America, but police have now seen a startling number of cases across Europe where victims, once drugged, as easily persuaded to hand over their valuables.